Etruscan League

The Etruscan League was a confederation of city-states on the Italian peninsula, founded in 768 BC. The confederation's major cities were Tarquinii, Ariminum, and Velathri, all in the north. They also tought Rome everything they knew, including how to build roads, bridges, and armies. In 509 BC, after the Battle of Silva Arsia, the Roman Republic gained independence from the Etruscan king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus. The Etruscan League was weakened with the Fall of Veii in 396 BC to Rome, and were finally destroyed with the fall of Volsinii in 264 BC.